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Louis Snaith
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What was the Avengers?
It's a British TV series from 1961-1969, produced by ABC. At the time there were only two and then (after 1964) three channels for the British public. Partrick Macnee (John Streed) was one of the most famous TV stars in the UK. The Avengers was a very popular program. The show is about a man called John Steed who is an undercover officer accompanied by female sidekicks who change every few years. Political Britain in the 60s During the 60s the Conservative party were in power 1951-1964 and then the Labour Party took over in 1964 to 1970. The 1960s are generally believed to have been a decade of rapid change in British society. Role of Women in the 1960s More jobs were available for women in the 60s. More girls went on to higher education and in 1962 there were over 26,000 girls at university. Feminism began to find a voice in society Social Britain in the 60s In the 1960s, the youth played more of a part with music becoming popular with bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones being around. In 1967 there was the legalisation of homosexuality. There was a rise in divorce and abortion, so people (women) having more freedom. Britain and Beyond The working class in the 60s began to own radios and treated equal, more. There was a lot of change, commentator Christopher Booker described this era as a “classical Jungian nightmare cycle. Events of the 60s 1961: The Berlin Wall was built 1962: Beatles recorded their first single 1963: Assassination of JFK 1964: Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life in Prison 1966: England win world cup 1968: Martin Luther King was assassinated 1969: Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon Cold War In the 60s there was the spread of Communism and people started to get worried, they though it would keep going through each country over Western Europe. In the episode Communism is represented by the town Little Bazley and how the people are imposters and slowly take over other towns and then take over the UK. What others thought of us The episodes were shown to roughly 120 countries and the show emphasised the stereotype of all Brits drinking tea, speaking posh and elegant.
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